EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1550, CUTTACK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2018/ BHADRA 2, 1940
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND MISSION SHAKTI
NOTIFICATION
The 23rd August, 2018
No.14544–PT23-WCD-CW-MISC-0019/2015/WCD&MS.— In pursuance of this Department Notifications No.8415, dated the 2nd June, 2016 relating to constitution of additional Child Welfare Committee of Khurda District which shall function at Bhubaneswar and in consonance with the provisions contained under section 27 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 [hereinafter referred to as "the Act"] read with rule 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016, the additional Child Welfare Committee in respect of Khurda District is hereby constituted for exercising the powers and to discharge the duties conferred on such Committee in relation to children in need of care and protection as prescribed under the Act and the Rules framed thereunder with immediate effect for a period of three years.
Additional Child Welfare Committee, Khurda which shall function at Bhubaneswar will exercise the powers and functions conferred under the said Act over the territorial area of Bhubaneswar Tahasil.
Child Welfare Committee, Khurda which shall function at Khurda will exercise the powers and functions conferred under the said Act over the territorial area of Khurda District excluding Bhubaneswar Tahasil.
| S l. No. | Name of the District | Sl. No. | Name of the person appointed Sri/Smt./Ms. | Designation |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 1 | Khurda | 1 | Dr. Parsuram Moharana, Plot- L-1352, Main Road, Dumduma, Bhubaneswar, District: Khurda, PIN: 751019, | Chairperson |
| 2 | Sangeeta Mansharamani, At- M-47, Samanta Vihar, Bhubaneswar-07, District: Khurda | Member (Female) | ||
| 3 | Rajalaxmi Das, Plot No. 107, Lane-2, Aerodrome Area, Bhubaneswar -20 District: Khurda | Member (Female) (Expert) | ||
| 4 | Sadhana Panigrahi, C/o. Advocate Gangadhar Panigrahi, A/M 13, Bhimatangi Bhubaneswar -2 District: Khurda | Member (Female) | ||
| 5 | Santa Baliarsingh, At- N-2/69, IRC Village, Bhubaneswar District: Khurda PIN: 751015 | Member (Female) |
The appointment of any member of the Committee shall be terminated by the State Government after making an inquiry, as stipulated under sub-section (7) of Section 27 of the Act, if—
(i) he/she has been found guilty of misuse of power vested on him/her under the Act;
(ii) he/she has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude and such conviction has not been reversed or he/she has not been granted full pardon in respect of such offence;
(iii) he/she fails to attend the proceedings of the Committee consecutively for three months without any valid reason or he/she fails to attend less than three-fourths of the sittings in a year.
The Committee shall function as a Bench and shall have the powers conferred by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) on a Judicial Magistrate of First Class.
The Committee shall meet at least twenty days in a month and shall observe such rules and procedures with regard to the transaction of business at its meetings, as prescribed.
By Order of the Governor
ANU GARG
Principal Secretary to Government